Car-seat.



PATENTED MAY 8, 1906 W. H. HBULINGS, JR.

CAR SEAT.

APPLICATION I'ILBD'0OT.'-26, 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. HEULINGS, JR, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

ASSIGNOR TO JOHN A. BRILL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- VANIA.

CAR-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed October 26, 1904. Serial No. 230,115.

- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HEUL- INGs, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city and county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCar-Seats, of which the following is a description.

My object is to produce a simple and inexpensive swing-back seat forrailway-cars which will be compact and which maybe used for either openor closed cars and in which the operating-levers may be curved toprovide clearance for the various parts of the car.

Further objects of my invention will be hereinafter described, andfurther pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification and in whichsimilar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, Figure l is an elevation of a car-seat embodying myinvention as used for open cars and in which the back is shown in theposition when being shifted. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof, theposition of the back when being shiftedb e- Fig. 3 is a plan view of theend of the seat nearest the carstanchion.

The mechanical parts of my invention may be applied to any suitablecar-seat having a support 1 on which is mounted a cushion 2.

I will describe my invention as applied to an open or summer car, inwhich the seatcushion is made stationary. For this use the back 3 haspartly-different operating means at each end to meet the requirements.On the inner end, or the one near the center aisle of the car, Ihaveprovided a suitable positioning-lever 4, which is pivoted to the upperpart of the back on a stud 5 and passes down to a point near the floor,where it is again pivoted on a stud 6', which is secured to a part ofthe seat-frame, the lever being preferably curved at the points 7 and 8to allow it to clear the cushion and not protrude otherwise. Where thelever is pivoted at the lower end, I provide an elongated opening 9forthe stud, so that the lever will have a movement thereon in the swingingof the back. This lever, which I preferably term a positioning-lever,determines the position of the upper part of the back, as will be seenhereinafter. For the purpose of carrying the back and also guiding thesame I provide a carryinglever 10, which is pivoted on a stud 11 to thelower part of the back and is pivoted on its lower end to a shaft 12,journaled to the under side of the cushion (it may be on the frame, ifdesired) at the middle of the seat end. A stud 13 is provided on thelast lever and passes through and engages with the positioning-lever inthe elongated opening 14 in the latter, which allows for the upwardmovement of the positioning-lever the same as on the lower stud 6. Theopposite end of the seat is somewhat different to meet the requirementsof an open car, and for this use the seat is curved on the end 15 toconform to the shape of the seat end panel. A carryinglever 16, similarto the one on the opposite end of the seat, is similarly attached to theback at the bottom and to the same shaft 12 as is the othercarrying-lever, whereby the two will operate together and may be calleda pair. The carrying-lever on this end of the seat is curved to conformto the curved end 15 of the seat, whereby it may operate between theseat end and the panel. For the purpose of steadying and holding theupper side of the back I have provided an arm 17, which is pivoted on apivot 18 to the upper part of the back and is provided with an elongatedopening 19. A stud 20 is secured to the carstanchion 21, which engagesin the slot 19, so that the arm 17 swings on the stud and holds the backagainst stresses when the latter is in either one of its extremepositions. For the purpose of defining the limit of movement of thelevers and as a support therefor I have provided stops 22, which arepreferably secured to the ends of the cushion and against which thecarrying-levers rest in either one of the extreme positions. By thisconstruction it will be seen that the levers pivoted in arcs ofdifferent-size circles the back is made to swing and rest in properposition, while the construction also allows of the levers being curvedto conform to the seat.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A car-seat having acushion and a support, a back for the seat, a positioning-lever pivotedto the upper part of the back and to a support below the said cushion,and a carrying-lever pivoted to the lower part of the back and on itsopposite end to a suitable support and-provided with a stud whichengages with the said positioningdever, said positioning-lever beingadapted to have 1ongitu'dinal'movement on its lower pivot.

2. A car-seat having a cushion and a support, a back for the seat, apositioning-lever pivoted to the u per part of the back and to a supportbelow t e said cushion, and a carrying leve'r pivoted to the lower partof the back and on its opposite end to a suitable support and providedwith a stud which engages with the said positioning-lever saidpositioning-lever being adapted to have longitudinal movement on itslower pivot, and istops to limit the movement of said carryingever.

3. A car-seat having a cushion and a support, a back for the seat, apositioning-lever secured to the upper part of the back, acarrying-lever secured to the lower part of the back, said'levers beingpivoted to supports at their other ends so as to move in different arcs,a stud on the carrying-lever engaging with the positioning-lever, thesaid positioning-lever being provided with elongated apertures wherebythe said lever will have vertical movement on its lower pivot and onsaid carrying-lever stud.

Signed this 10th day of September, 1904:.

WM. H. HEULINGS, JR.

Witnesses:

H. A. HEULINes, CHARLES K. PICKLES.

